The nice thing about the quarterfinals is you don’t need to stop Ken Jennings, or even hope to contain him; you just need enough to guarantee a wild-card spot. Will Tom and Rachael do it – or will they stop Mr. 74 cold?

Ken just blasted through this one, although it would have been interesting to see him get that Papal Daily Double later in the round.

Tom Cubbage: 9,800Rachael Schwartz: 3,800Ken Jennings: 30,200

The Final Jeopardy! category: BRITISH THINKERS

Another fairly straightforward scenario, I think.

Tom should wager everything, probably; if he wants to stay small, he should cap his wager at 2,200 so as not to fall below Rachael.

Rachael should wager everything.

I really dislike softball Finals when other wild-card contenders have to face blisteringly hard clues. But that’s how the game works.